About Fred Harker
Lived 1911 – 1999 (aged 88). Fred Harker was a British cricketer.
Fred Harker (12 May 1911 – 14 March 1999) was an English cricketer. Harker was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Norton-on-Tees, County Durham.
Harker made a single first-class appearance in the British Raj for Bengal against United Provinces in the 1944/45 Ranji Trophy. In Bengal's first-innings he was dismissed for a duck by S.N. Gandhi, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 16 runs by J. Mehra. He bowled during the United Provinces first-innings, taking the wicket of A. Majeed for the cost of 16 runs from 4 overs. Later when he was back in England, he played two matches for Durham in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship, playing a match each against the Yorkshire Second XI and the Lancashire Second XI.
He died in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham on 14 March 1999.
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Who was Fred Harker?
cricketer (1911-1999)
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Fred Harker was born on 12 March 1911 in Norton.
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Fred Harker died on 14 March 1999 in Stockton-on-Tees.
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Fred Harker was a cricketer.
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Fred Harker was British.
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